''I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat'' is the debut album of British electronic act
The Brighton Port Authority
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. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on
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, with a regular release on 3 February.
The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician
Norman Cook
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist ...
, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby),
Justin Robertson
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Discography
DJ Mix albums
*Journeys by DJs
*Journeys by DJs Select Tape
*Cream Live
*Bugged Out
*Imprint
*Art of Acid
Lionrock
Albums
*An Instinc ...
,
Ashley Beedle
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Career
Bee ...
Jamie T
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Jamie T released his debut album, '' Panic Prevention ...
Dizzee Rascal
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D ...
Connan Mockasin
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,
Pete York
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Born in Redcar, he attended the Nottingham High School and learnt to play the trumpet and snare drum ...
,
Jack Peñate
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and
Emmy the Great
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.
The album's title is a popular misquotation of "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" from the 1975 Steven Spielberg movie ''
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The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" from the album, featuring Ashley Beedle, is featured in the soundtrack of ''
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.
Track listing
Collaborators for each track are listed after the length.
# "He's Frank (Slight Return)" – 3:16 ( Iggy Pop)
#*Cover of a song by
The Monochrome Set
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# "Dirty Sheets" – 3:23 (
Pete York
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Biography
Born in Redcar, he attended the Nottingham High School and learnt to play the trumpet and snare drum ...
)
# "Jumps the Fence" – 3:33 (
Connan Mockasin
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)
# "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" – 2:29 (
Ashley Beedle
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Career
Bee ...
)
# "Island" – 4:26 (
Justin Robertson
Justin Robertson is an English electronic musician, DJ, author, artist and record producer.
Discography
DJ Mix albums
*Journeys by DJs
*Journeys by DJs Select Tape
*Cream Live
*Bugged Out
*Imprint
*Art of Acid
Lionrock
Albums
*An Instinc ...
)
# "Local Town" – 3:08 (
Jamie T
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Jamie T released his debut album, '' Panic Prevention ...
)
# "Seattle" – 3:55 (
Emmy the Great
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)
# "Spade" – 3:15 ( Martha Wainwright)
# "Superman" – 3:43 (Simon Thornton)
# "Superlover" – 4:11 (Cagedbaby)
# " Toe Jam" – 3:22 ( David Byrne and
Dizzee Rascal
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D ...
)
# " So It Goes" – 3:37 (Olly Hite)
#*Cover of a song by